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'''Kurt Balleby''' (using his mother's maiden name as a pipemaker) began carving pipes in 1983. He studied the art by working with [[Kai Nielsen]],and Preben Holm Danish pipe makers of high regard, who also lived in '''Kolding''', Denmark. Six years later, in 1989, Kurt invested in his own machines and organized his workshop in the basement of his home. | '''Kurt Balleby''' (using his mother's maiden name as a pipemaker) began carving pipes in 1983. He studied the art by working with [[Kai Nielsen]],and Preben Holm Danish pipe makers of high regard, who also lived in '''Kolding''', Denmark. Six years later, in 1989, Kurt invested in his own machines and organized his workshop in the basement of his home. | ||
'''Balleby Pipes''' are carved from specially selected Corsican briar blocks seasoned for five years. Kurt uses only plateau blocks with fine straight grain or exquisite cross grains. Balleby's ambition is to earn the recognition as one of the world's best pipe carvers. He spends a considerable amount of time on each pipe thus limiting his production to 200 to 250 pipes per year. | [[Image:Kurt Balleby.jpg|left]] | ||
[[Image:Kurt Balleby Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy of Lars Kiel]]'''Balleby Pipes''' are carved from specially selected Corsican briar blocks seasoned for five years. Kurt uses only plateau blocks with fine straight grain or exquisite cross grains. Balleby's ambition is to earn the recognition as one of the world's best pipe carvers. He spends a considerable amount of time on each pipe thus limiting his production to 200 to 250 pipes per year. | |||
[[Image:Kurt Balleby Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Kurt Balleby Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | ||
[[Image:Kurt Balleby Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Kurt Balleby Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | ||